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Ofsted Rating: Good – July 2023

“The school ethos of ‘high standards, daring to dream, traditional values, success and personalised support’ is shared by all.”

“Leaders lead with integrity and determination. They are ambitious for all pupils. They do not use pupils’ chequered experience of education to excuse low standards. Instead, they demand the best from pupils.”

The Ladder School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join our team.

The Ladder School is an academy that is part of The Mercian Trust. The Ladder School is a Free School set up by the trust to offer effective alternative provision for the young people of Walsall.

Based on the edge of Walsall town centre there are excellent links to the local and wider community. The Ladder School operates under a commissioning model, where local mainstream schools will identify students at risk of permanent exclusion and will move them to The Ladder School, to transform their behaviour and enable them to be successful in their future. These students have struggled in mainstream education environments and benefit significantly from the smaller class sizes and additional support on offer at The Ladder School.

The Pastoral Support Officer will would under the direction of the Head of Sixth Form and the Senior Leadership Team. The Pastoral Support Officer will provide outstanding pastoral care to our Sixth Form Students. The successful candidate will complete a range of duties including Key Working Sixth Form students, supporting students in lessons, attending meetings, being a key contact for parents/carers and ensuring staff have the right information to support the needs of the students in the classroom. The Pastoral Support Officer will support, manage and make contact with students and companies to facilitate Work Experience, they will also co-ordinate destinations for all students. The successful post holder will be required to work 8.25am – 3.50pm, Monday – Friday. Additional training and meetings will be required afterschool as directed by the Head of Sixth Form and SLT.

The Pastoral Support Officer will be required to declutter any students who arrive late and support them to go straight to lessons. They will be responsible for a group of Sixth Form students to deliver ‘Personal Development’ activities and ensure that students leave school safely and sensibly at the end of the day. The post holder will be an integral part of our Sixth Form team, providing admin support and have some duties with students in other Key Stages. This is an exciting new role in our brand new building.

The applicants should have experience of dealing with students who display challenging behaviour and should have worked in a relevant educational setting. All applicants must have a minimum qualification of Grade C/4 in English and Maths at GCSE level.

Staff should have a real interest in both the academic and pastoral aspects of education and should be committed to working as part of a close-knit, supportive team.

Being on the DBS update service would be an advantage, but not essential, so the successful applicant would be able to start promptly.

CV’s are not accepted. Previous applicants need not apply.

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

Please also note that if you are shortlisted for the role, we may conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate that you are unsuitable to work with children, and that we may want to explore with you at interview.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 18^th September 2024 9.00am  

Interviews: w/c Monday 23^rd September 2024